RIO LINDA, Calif. - Sacramento County Sheriff's deputies are surrounding a home on Lilac Ln. in Rio Linda Wednesday morning, after a man inside claimed to have shot and killed his roommate, according to deputies.

Sergeant Jason Ramos said the Sheriff's Dept. received the call from the man just after 5:30 a.m.

Authorities on scene have been able to establish intermittent contact with the man.

Residents in neighboring homes have been advised to remain in their homes, said Ramos.

SACRAMENTO, CA - An arrest has been made in a Sunday early morning crash in which a passenger died.

Christopher Lee Daniels, 29, of Sacramento, was ejected when the car in he was in drifted off of Northgate Boulevard south of West Stadium Lane and ran into a tree, splitting in half, said Officer Lizz Dutton with the California Highway Patrol. Daniels was ejected from the 2010 black Chevrolet Camaro. First responders pronounced him dead at the scene.

Dutton said the man behind the wheel, Sir Von Church, 33, of Fairfield, suffered minor injuries and was treated at an area hospital. Upon Church's release, Dutton said he was arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter, felony driving under the influence, and driving on a suspended driver's license. Church was booked into Sacramento County Jail.

SACRAMENTO, CA - Police search for a man who robbed pay day loans business in North Sacramento Friday morning.

The man entered the Advance America on the 1500 block of West El Camino around 10:30 a.m. and threatened the clerk with a handgun, the Sacramento Police Department said.

The suspect ordered the victim to give him money and then demanded to be let into the safe. He then stole money in the safe and then ran away from the scene.

Police said the man was captured on surveillance video at the business. He is described as a black man in his 20s, 5'8" tall, weighing 140 to 150 pounds, with a thin mustache. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, blue jeans, white athletic shoes and a black ball cap with a possible Adidas logo.

NATOMAS, Calif. - A 26-year-old man tried to convince police he was simply taking a nap when officers located him inside a Natomas restaurant Tuesday morning.

According to a Sacramento police report, an employee at the restaurant on the 2300 block of Northgate Blvd. called police after hearing a repetitive, loud banging that sounded as though someone was trying to break into the business.

Officers responded at 12:54 a.m. and set up a perimeter before entering the restaurant. Upon entry, Julio Basquez was found pretending to be asleep, said police.

An ensuing investigation revealed Basquez had broken into the vacant, adjoining business, then entered the restaurant through a shared wall, police said.

Police also discovered Basquez had moved several items to the back door prior to being caught, according to the report.

Basquez was taken into custody for burglary and outstanding warrants without incident.